Several fourth grade students from St. Jude School in Mountain Top recently entered the first Piggy Bank Pageant sponsored by First National Community Bank. The contest was designed to educate and inspire students to save money and have fun making a creative project. Anna Capaci's entry was voted the best in the in-school contest. All entries were then submitted to FNCB for judging. Tea Amerise and Millie Symbula were subsequently notified their piggy bank creations were chosen for first place in the pageant. Both girls have their banks on display at two branch offices in Wilkes-Barre and were each awarded a $25 deposit in a FNCB Youth Savings account. Participating in the project, first row, from left, are Ella Urosevich, Anna Capaci, Millie Symbula and Tea Amerise. Second row: Sarah Stettler, Gabrielle Tammarine, Emily Mahler and Julianna Powis.

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